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in 1947, and i was at a popular thing to do, to call in the fbi. but that's all in the book. it's a fascinating moment in his grid because that's really when a lot of things are moving around. both in his career and in southern politics. >> over the years i have read that haley barbour in his role as party chair was sort of the architects of the modern conservative movement. but i notice his name is not listed in the index. >> haley barbour certainly played a huge role in modern republican politics. enormously talented guy who come here, started off in mississippi politics and rose to great prominence, and is now party chairman and 96. but there's been a lot. he was an important figure in kind of, important southerner in building the modern gop. there have been important south carolinians. lee atwater. at what it is a guy who comes out of thurmond's political shop, it really has a huge influence on gop politics in the 1980s. runs george bush's campaign in 1988. i don't talk about haley barbour simply because this is really about, it's about thurmon
in 1947, and i was at a popular thing to do, to call in the fbi. but that's all in the book. it's a fascinating moment in his grid because that's really when a lot of things are moving around. both in his career and in southern politics. >> over the years i have read that haley barbour in his role as party chair was sort of the architects of the modern conservative movement. but i notice his name is not listed in the index. >> haley barbour certainly played a huge role in modern...
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he was a great witness for the opposition because he gets to the fbi agent that have been called to the scene in phoenix in 1960's during the election when william rehnquist was interviewing with voters and brosnahan said look -- he was a very well-known and respected lawyer by thin in san francisco and brosnahan said i was there and i was the fbi agent on the scene. i positively identify him as the man. discouraging black voters. rehnquist was giving them a literacy test and which was not illegal but it was, but he was really pushing the line to the point where the police and the fbi had to be called to restore order. and rehnquist simply said, that was not made. >> host: kind of a case of mistaken identity so james brosnahan comes to washington and puts a lot on the line. >> guest: puts a lot on the line and really just kind it gets hammered because in the end he is not left with anything that really he can grab onto to come back at rehnquist. rehnquist simply says i just can't explain it. it's just not me and that was very i thought, very typical i think of when i met with rehnquist'
he was a great witness for the opposition because he gets to the fbi agent that have been called to the scene in phoenix in 1960's during the election when william rehnquist was interviewing with voters and brosnahan said look -- he was a very well-known and respected lawyer by thin in san francisco and brosnahan said i was there and i was the fbi agent on the scene. i positively identify him as the man. discouraging black voters. rehnquist was giving them a literacy test and which was not...
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and, and there was a -- it's fascinating -- an ex-fbi agent named james brosnahan who i actually spoke to for this book, i called him up. he was a great witness for the, for the opposition because he had been the fbi agent that had been called to the scene in phoenix in the 1960s during the election when william rehnquist was interfering with voters. and brosnahan said, look, he was a very well known and respected lawyer by then in san francisco. and buzz han said, i was there, i was the fbi agent on the -- >> host: who was discouraging black voters. >> guest: rehnquist was giving them a literacy test. >> host: right. >> guest: and, um, which was not illegal, but it was -- but he was really pushing the line to the point where the police and the fbi had to be called to restore order. and rehnquist simply said, that not me. >> host: kind of a mistaken identity. >> guest: case of mistaken identity. >> host: so james brosnahan comes to washington, puts a lot on the line -- >> guest: puts a lot on the line and really gets hammered because in the end he's not left with anything that really h
and, and there was a -- it's fascinating -- an ex-fbi agent named james brosnahan who i actually spoke to for this book, i called him up. he was a great witness for the, for the opposition because he had been the fbi agent that had been called to the scene in phoenix in the 1960s during the election when william rehnquist was interfering with voters. and brosnahan said, look, he was a very well known and respected lawyer by then in san francisco. and buzz han said, i was there, i was the fbi...
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because of his labor politics but also because he had called the fbi in to investigate a lynching that it happened in south carolina 1947 and that was not a popular thing to do, to call in the fbi to investigate a lynching but that is all in the book or go it's a fascinating moment in his career because that is when a lot of things are really moving around. both in his career and in southern politics. [inaudible] i notice his name is not listed in the index. >> haley barbour is unusual in modern republican politics, enormously talented guy who started off in mississippi politics and rose to great prominence on the national scene as party chairman and in 96 but there have been a lot -- he was an important figure and an importance of inner and building the modern gop because you know there have been important south carolinians like lee atwater. atwater is a guy who comes out of kerman's political shop that really has a huge influence on gop politics in the 1980s. he runs george bush's campaign in 1988 so i don't talk about barbour simply because this is really about thurmond's story and
because of his labor politics but also because he had called the fbi in to investigate a lynching that it happened in south carolina 1947 and that was not a popular thing to do, to call in the fbi to investigate a lynching but that is all in the book or go it's a fascinating moment in his career because that is when a lot of things are really moving around. both in his career and in southern politics. [inaudible] i notice his name is not listed in the index. >> haley barbour is unusual in...
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this is obviously a tragedy, and it is an incident that is under investigation both by the fbi and when it comes to diplomatic security and security by diplomatic facilities by the accountability review board established by senator quentin. as a matter of policy that was discussed in the the lightning way in this debate and when it comes to afghanistan the president working with countless allies has established a policy to draw down our forces in afghanistan event to end that war by 2014 that is not the policy and this president has committed to bringing our forces that come from afghanistan of setting a deadline is to make it clear to the government in kabul as it was made clear to the government in baghdad and iraq and they will begin to take increasing responsibility for their own securities so that when it comes to fighting and sometimes dying for the sake of afghan for afghanistan the people that the afghan forces to on that responsibility and that is why we're joined on the forces there. the president is very committed to this. he made clear in the campaign for president in 2008 t
this is obviously a tragedy, and it is an incident that is under investigation both by the fbi and when it comes to diplomatic security and security by diplomatic facilities by the accountability review board established by senator quentin. as a matter of policy that was discussed in the the lightning way in this debate and when it comes to afghanistan the president working with countless allies has established a policy to draw down our forces in afghanistan event to end that war by 2014 that...